April 27, 2019 - TRA Opinion - TRA unites a broad coalition concerned about potential abuse of power   As the Texas Legislature enters the crucial conclusion of the 2019 legislative session, Texas Rail Advocates is calling on supporters of smart infrastructure...

April 21, 2019 - TRA Commentary - It's just not right. Language should not be inserted in the state budget that would stop a private company bringing high-speed trains to Texas. It's a misuse of power by one State Senator who has...

April 19, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Now that the Texas House and Senate have picked their conferees to iron out differences in the state budget, a line of text that has nothing to do with how the state spends taxpayer...

April 9, 2019 - QuorumReport.com - TRA Decries Closed Door Legislative Maneuvers and Aims to Rally Public Support for Continued Rail in Texas   Enthusiasm for expanded rail travel has been building across Texas in recent years, forcing opponents to resort to...

Updated April 5, 2019 - TRA Austin - In a two year old replay of a effort to keep Texans from riding high speed trains, Texas Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) filed a rider to the Senate budget bill that would stop...

February 6, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates is now tracking numerous bills filed again this session by a few rural legislators that are intent on stopping a private-investor group from linking Dallas and Houston by high-speed rail. The list...

April 4, 2016 - TRA Newswire - The Texas Senate Transportation Committee will hear five bills Wednesday morning that can either cripple or kill one of the largest transportation projects proposed for Texas. According to the private developer of the Texas Bullet...